Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Legendborn - Der geheime Bund by Tracy Deonn

744 reviews

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

smileypers0n's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Colonisation

jocelyn62013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Transphobia

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Authur and the round table fans this ones for you! This was a fantastic read! Fighting demons and monsters with twist after twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Racism, Rape, Slavery, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

emmareeser's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

theemangomami's review against another edition

I just lost interest and from what I’ve heard the racist micro aggressions only get worse from here and I don’t think that’s for me rn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Grief

pagesofplatypus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Let me start by saying I have loved King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and Arthurian Legend since I was 6. I love how Deonn explores and expands on Arthurian legend in a modern setting. Both the Scion and Rootcraft magic systems are strongly developed.

Second, I want to talk about how well Deonn explores grief. Bree's rage and want for justice are deftly and poignantly portrayed. I feel like adolescents and girls don't often get to see the anger and bitterness of grief in many mainstream portayals of grief, especially in portayals of bereaved teen girls.

Next, Bree is one of the most amazing protagonists I've had the pleasure of meeting in a long time. Everything about her is just so real. Her grief and also her goofiness, her excitement, her curiosity, her exhaustion, and her compassion. I appreciate that she always advocated for herself and knew her worth. And I love how Bree explored her history and her powers in her own way and on her own terms.

And Sel, I'm going to love seeing more of Bree and Sel. I love that snarky, brooding, charming Merlin. He is such a great companion for Bree in his steady dedication to her and understanding of her pain.

Overall, Legendborn is a terrific series introduction and pays plenty of homage to traditional Arthurian Legend while calling to light and honoring African American history and legend as well. Deonn's writing is exhilarating and powerful and she does a spectacular job of placing reader's into Bree's mind and experiences.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

danysgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

hilivingston7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this fantasy. It was a great modern day telling of the legend of Arthur on the legacy of UNC Chapel Hill that examined how chattel slavery impacted and continues to impact characters. The depiction of Bree’s grief for her mother felt so real and coupled that with her feelings of tokenism and isolation as the only minority experiencing daily micro & macro aggressions. I loved how the ending threaded the nuance of her ancestors and her coming to terms with accepting her mothers death. Really excited to read the second! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Abandonment, and Colonisation